UTK MAE

The official Twitter for UT's department of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

MAE graduate #EngineeringVol Drew Dove has received the 2025 Ground Testing Best Paper Award from @AIAA. Dove was the lead author of a technical paper detailing the validation steps for infrared thermography. Congratulations, Drew!

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https://t.co/VctFVBAwi2

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

On April 30, MAE hosted its annual awards banquet to celebrate the achievements of its outstanding faculty, staff, and #EngineeringVols. Congrats to the deserving recipients! 🎉

See the list of honorees 🏆 https://t.co/R9xelS2YVX

[Donde Plowman @DondePlowman]

When I spoke with @CommishTNECD McWhorter, he shared how the nuclear industry is transforming Tennessee. UT plays a major role in supporting that priority, leveraging our strengths in nuclear education and innovation to serve the state. Read more: https://t.co/InjAyOIPAj

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Sophomore Benjamin Atkins started building model rockets at age 15, using paper towel rolls and 3D printed parts. This childhood passion led him to UT, where he's pursuing his dream of working on rockets or lunar landers. 🚀 Read more of his story ⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/5MZqIbA7E5

[DA Sails @da_sails]

OAK RIDGE IS BECOMING AMERICA'S NUCLEAR CAPITAL

Via @ETEC_tn / Tennessee Nuclear Network:

• TVA generates 42% of its power from nuclear across a 7-state grid, the deepest nuclear dependency of any U.S. utility

• Tennessee hosts the nation's first nuclear engineering program (UT, Top 5) and a growing technician pipeline through state colleges

• The Oak Ridge Corridor clusters ORNL, Y-12, TVA, Kairos Power, TRISO-X, Orano, Oklo, and Radiant in one geography

• Orano USA is building one of North America's largest uranium enrichment facilities in Oak Ridge

• $Oklo is developing HALEU fuel recycling and conversion for advanced reactors in the same corridor

• TVA's Clinch River Site is prepping to host multiple BWRX-300 SMRs, the first utility-scale SMR deployment in U.S. history

• Tennessee state government has committed $152.6M toward nuclear company recruitment, workforce development, and fission/fusion R&D

No other state combines legacy federal infrastructure, an emerging advanced fuel cycle, AND multiple construction-stage reactor projects under one corridor.

$CCJ $UUUU $NXE $LEU

[University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering @utkne]

We are thrilled to announce that for the second straight year, NE is number 2 among public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings! 👏 Get more info at the link below:

🔗 https://t.co/EfZkjWR25N

[ASTROrdinary Dobbs Foundation, Inc. @AstrordinaryDF]

Reaching new heights—together. 🚀✨ The @AstrordinaryDF & @josh_dobbs1 are honored to take a select group of @UTK_TCE @UTKMAE students to witness history in the making at the @NASAKennedy for the highly anticipated @NASAArtemis II Launch. #EngineeringVols 🚀

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

.@UTKnoxville and IACMI The Composites Institute® hosted a Demo Day at the Innovation South facility at Cherokee Farms to showcase advanced manufacturing technologies, workforce development initiatives, and research that is shaping the future of the U.S.

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Christian Isaacs, a fourth-year PhD #EngineeringVol in mechanical engineering, has been selected for a prestigious internship at NASA Ames Research Center! Learn more about Issacs and his work at the link below! ⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/lZRZnsxjK9

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

MAE is proud to congratulate Assistant Professor Tayfun Efe Ertop and his student, Daniel Ritchie, for receiving the Spring Award at the Laboratory Safety Culture Awards Dinner last month!

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Congratulations to Research Assistant Professor Preetam Sharma, who has been awarded a 2025 UTRF Technology Maturation Grant to support his project, “Scalable Aluminum-Air Battery Architecture Featuring Engineered Electrolyte Flow." #TeamTCE

[Tickle College of Engineering @UTK_TCE]

What's Homecoming without a parade, and our #EngineeringVols? 🧡 🤍

#HappyHomecoming!

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Assistant Professor Sagar Kanhere has won a DSC 300 Caliris Classic in a raffle held by NETZSCH Instruments North America L.L.C. The state-of-the-art thermal analysis tool is designed to accelerate innovation in polymer and composite research.

🔗 https://t.co/KjYUJMvMaq

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Assistant Professor Xiangyu Li and PhD student Shaodong Zhang are researching machine learning to help predict the thermal and mechanical properties of next-generation materials. This opens the door for large-scale molecular dynamics simulations.

🔗 https://t.co/awCkIGfvk2

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Damiano Baccarella, Asst. Prof. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, has been elected an AIAA Associate Fellow (Class of 2026) for his pioneering hypersonic, scramjet & arcjet research and service to aerospace testing. Click the link below for more!

🔗 https://t.co/eR1ph769RN

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

#EngineeringVFL Mitchell Trotsky has been selected for a prestigious internship at the NASA Ames Research Center, where he will help develop novel laser diagnostics for arc jet tunnels! Learn more at the link below!

🔗 https://t.co/8zsslX8wiB

[EECS @EECS_UTK]

The MSCS is the largest online master’s program at TCE, with 187 students, and is ranked fifth overall at the university. The program helps fulfill UT’s land-grant mission of increasing access to the state’s flagship land-grant and research university.

🔗 https://t.co/GOrGzxNB9H

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Six new faculty members have joined the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering starting in the fall 2025 semester, bringing with them a range of expertise in various areas.  Click the link below to meet the newest members of #TeamTCE! https://t.co/pwxPHwovNp

[UTK MAE @UTKMAE]

Congratulations to Stewart McCorkle (’76) for receiving an Accomplished Alumni Award from the University of Tennessee! The award is for alumni who have made significant strides in their professional work, volunteer roles, or civic involvement. https://t.co/mKmssuMVOU

[Tickle College of Engineering @UTK_TCE]

After 25 years with NASA, #VFL Butch Wilmore has officially announced his retirement. Congratulations, Butch, on an inspirational career! Read more about Wilmore's legacy at the link below.
https://t.co/g8keIM6c1C